题目内容
15.A woman in the US is able to speak for the first time in 11years after a pioneering voice box transplant(移植).Brenda Jensen said the operation was a great success which had saved her life.Thirteen days after the surgery she said her first words:"Good morning,I want to go home."It is the first time a voice box and windpipe(气管) have been transplanted at the same time and only the second time a voice box has ever been transplanted.
Ms.Jensen,52,had been unable to speak on her own since her voice box was damaged during surgery in 1999.Since then,she has been unable to taste or smell food,could breathe only through a hole in her windpipe and could talk only with the help of an electronic voice box.
In October,surgeons at the University of California Davis Medical Centre removed the voice box and 6cm of the windpipe from a donor body.In an 18-hour operation,this was transplanted into Ms.Jensen's throat and the team connected it to her blood supply and nerves(神经).
Professor Martin Birchall from University College London,who was part of the surgery team,said:"We've learned that we can repair nerves to make even very complex organs function again.It'll open the door to better facial transplants and will be extremely important as tissue engineering develops."
A voice box transplant might be life changing,but it is not life saving.Everyone who receives a transplant must take drugs to control the immune system(免疫系统)for the rest of their lives.These drugs can reduce life expectancy,so they are normally set aside for life saving procedures.
One of the reasons Ms.Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant was that she was already taking immune controlling drugs after a kidney-pancreas transplant four years ago.Professor Peter Belafsky,part of the surgical team,said:"Brenda was an exceptional candidate for the transplant because she was highly motivated.Anyone who's met Brenda knows that she is a strong and determined person with a great outlook on life in spite of the many physical challenges she's faced over her lifetime.
64.Ms.Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant because she wasD.
A.determined and realistic
B.experienced and brave
C.seriously ill and motivated
D.strong-willed and prepared
65.Which of the following is the right time order of the event?D
a.Ms.Jensen received a voice box transplant operation.
b.Ms.Jensen began to take immune controlling drugs.
c.Doctors removed the voice box from a donor body.
d.Ms.Jensen had a kidney-pancreas transplant operation.
A.acdb B.cabd C.bdca D.dbca
66.Which is the best title for the passage?B
A.Tissue engineering
B.First Words from New Voice
C.Brenda's sufferings
D.Courageous Woman Defeating Fears.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了开创性的语音盒移植手术的成功,它证明神经修复是组织工程的突破,是人类医术的里程碑.
解答 64-66 DDB
64 D 细节理解题.根据第五段中的"These drugs can reduce life expectancy,so they are normally set aside for life saving procedures.One of the reasons Ms.Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant was that she was already taking immune controlling drugs after a kidney-pancreas (胰腺) transplant four years ago."可知,她的情况完全符合手术要求,条件已经成熟.根据第五段中的最后一句话可知,她意志坚强,思想上做好了准备.故选D.
65 D 细节理解题.根据第四段中的内容与第五段中的"One of the reasons Ms.Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant was that she was already taking immune controlling drugs after a kidney-pancreas (胰腺) transplant four years ago."可知,事情发生的先后顺序.故选D.
66 B 主旨大意题.根据第一段中内容可知,文章报道了第一例喉头移植手术的成功.B项非常生动形象概括这件事情,并且能够吸引读者的注意力.故选B.
点评 这是一篇人物故事类阅读.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.